Erection date: 1996
English Heritage
Mervyn Peake, 1911-1968, author and artist lived here, 1960-1968.
SW5, Drayton Gardens, 1
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Mervyn Peake
Artist and writer. Born Mervyn Laurence Peake at Kuling in the province of Ki...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Mervyn Peake
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